Do you keep fat clothes?

Hertford86

I have just moved down a jeans size (found a sale - yay!) My plan is to store the too-big-but-still-good-pants on the thoroughly rational principle that as long as they are there I won't need them but the second i take them to the Salvation Army I'll gain all the weight back. This worked previously as a method of birth-control. As soon as we decided we were done, and gave away car seat, baby bath etc etc etc I got pregnant. We were delighted to have the extra unexpected baby, but I would not be so eager to welcome back my 20+ lbs.

Of course I'm kidding, but I actually am slightly, and stupidly, superstitious about this. Just wondering what other people do with clothes they have "ingrown" if that's the opposite of outgrown. Keep them in case? Give them away. Burn them ceremonially and do a victory dance around the ashes?

futurestarz

There was just an episode of Modern Family about this on Wednesday. Honestly, I got rid of all my fat jeans the second I bought the smaller ones. i was just too excited. I did keep one pair just in case though...

litatura

Nope. As soon as clothes become too big, they are automatically purged.

forgtmenot

I say "burn them ceremonially and do a victory dance around the ashes" :laugh: I haven't lost enough to need to move pant sizes yet, but when I do, I will NOT be keeping my fat jeans!

Robot1976

I've been giving my "every-day" clothes to Goodwill on a regular basis and altering the things that can be altered (mostly dressy-uppy things or things I love too much to give away). But just today, I was kind of wishing I'd kept a pair of jeans from before I started, just to see how my body has changed.

I have to say...being healthy (etc...) is really great, but at the end, if anyone asks me why I lost the weight, I'm gonna say "For the SHOPPING!"

MandaLee8908

OP: Think if I get rid of all my too-small clothes that I will suddenly lose weight? If so, I may chuck them LOL!

ddipert

I was the opposite. I'd been keeping all my favorite clothes from back when I wore smaller sizes up in the attic. I took bags and bags of clothes to Goodwill when I cleaned the attic out last November, December. Since then, I've lost 25 pounds and I could have actually worn some of the dresses now. When I get to my goal weight (another 35 pounds or so) I'm going to treat myself with a new outfit from a high end store. Till then, I'll stick with stuff from Goodwill.

Rowan813

I would keep one item. It will shock you to try them on later. When I went to WW I wore the same pair of shorts every week until they wouldn't stay up any longer. It is niec to have a tangible measure of your weightloss.

mcsnoogins

Remove them from your house immediately!!! I do so i know i can't put weight on again without wasting money

brevislux

I only lost 8 lbs (not planning to lose more) so my "fat pants" are only one size bigger. Yes, I'm keeping them because I know I will need them. I've never had children and one day I will. I will need them again one day, I'm just being realistic.

But if I were overweight and lost a lot of weight - I'd throw them all away, no hesitations.

EnchantedEvening

I give mine to Goodwill. If my current jeans start getting tight, it forces me to buckle down instead of just grabbing a bigger pair.

ElizaRoche

Ive been getting rid of lots of pants lately.. Why to keep them in my closet if im not gonna use them ever again??. Better use the space in clothes Ive been buying

I love these capris Ive had for a few years now, always use them with sandals.. I wasnt able to wear them for a long time, didnt fit!, I used them the other day, ran up the stairs and they fell down (thank god i was wearing underwear lol) hahaha funny yet awesome!!. And even tho I love them, I think its time to get rid of them

Elleinnz

Nope - they are too big they go - everyday clothes to goodwill and dress clothes to Dress for Success.
If you gain weight, and your clothes get too tight it is the perfect sign you need to get rid of the weight (not buy new clothes)....

I have had "that feeling" a few times in the last year, and then just jump back into being ultra good and vigilant with my eating - and a few more sessions in the gym, and viola - all of a sudden the clothes start getting looser again!!

chicco57

when I've attempted to loose weight before I always kept them just incase, and guess what my weight slowly went back on! However this time I decided that I would throw them away, which I have done and guess what ? I'm still loosing weight, maybe it's all in the mindset at the time! Who klnows but I know I'm not going back only forwards!

ls_66

wife has sold most of my fat clothes and racked in almost $300 !!!

Coming4U

I say get rid of them. Don't plan on "just in case" because we are not going to let that happen!

walkwithme1

I kept my favorite jeans and a fav pair of capris. Not because "I might need them" but because I wanted to remember where I was an to never go back.
I have a friend that I had inspired to lose weight and have her a lot of my fat clothes. Other stuff I found a consignment store, they sold them for me and I was able to use that money to buy clothes that fit!

Girls please don't keep them "just in case" that's an easy out for giving up! It's an excuse to go back and just not an acceptable way to live! You worked to hard to let a cute pair of pants control your life, well unless they are a size smaller.

MaraDiaz

I have kept my clothes before when I lost weight but not this time. Once I hit goal, everything that doesn't fit perfectly is gone. And everything I own with elastic in it is gone, too, except maybe for work out clothes. A good snug pair of jeans turning into a muffin-top nightmare is a great way to know if you're eating too much again.

sullykat

I got rid of all of mine. No sense in keeping them. Also, it's a good push when none of your clothes fit if you gain a bit of weight.

annemw82

So far I have only kept 2 things. The biggest pair of pants I have ever bought (Size 24W and they were tight) and a very fitted pinstriped vest from lane bryant that's a size 22 and at one point I was unable to button it. They remind me of the place I never want to be again. And someday I will totally take one of those pictures with me and another person fitting inside those pants!

rydersgrammy1

Toss them & fast...... :smokin:

nikinyx6

Right now, yes, but only because I can't afford to go shopping!

As soon as I have new stuff, out goes the fat clothes

PermissionGranted

I think I'll keep one pair of the fat jeans and give the rest away!

Jongfaith

I have always kept my fat clothes just in case and I have always gained it back to wear them again. This time around I got rid of them and am currently in a smaller size than ever before in my adult life. Soon as I'm tugging at my pants to keep um up or layering to not have the shirt look rediculous they go to the thrift store and I grab a size or 2 smaller while i'm there knowing that is the directiion I am headed and plan to keep it that way!

richx83

I have kept some that were in my "before" picture so I can do the classic "look how big these clothes are" pictures. I also have a few of my large shirts that I wear to exercise in, a constant reminder of how big I was that I found to be really useful on days I didn't feel like exercising etc.

tonightokayalright

Get rid of them. If you put on weight you're forced to lose it to stay in the same size, or you have to spend more money to buy new ones. What sounds like a better option, spending money and staying the same weight, or losing weight and spending no money?

Nina2503

I am a sewer, so something that I really like I take in or up-cycle into something new. The rest I gift to charity

At my old work place we often all bought in our bigger clothes and just swapped for something that fitted and we liked (someone was always bigger or smaller)

WinwillLose

Give those jeans to good will, and get a receipt so you have a "donations" tax right off. And when your jeans get tight you know you need to get your booty moving!!

katevarner

I had to talk myself into keeping my skinny clothes from before (and almost all of them are too big now!), but I also wish that I had kept a few more fat clothes. I really hope that I have lost this weight for good, but I work at a job where I need expensive clothes and while I'm willing to buy new a new suit every once in a while, I can't afford an entire new wardrobe. Luckily I have several closets now that my son has moved away to attend college.

topshopperwantabe

I am down two sizes and I donated everything to goodwill except one pair of pants to try on when I reach my goal weight in another year. When I do get to that goal, in my dreams I dance around a bonfire buck naked as they burn. Reality check, ok but I will burn them. LOL

suckerlove

I have 3 big bags of clothes descending in size from 20 to 14. I haven't lost enough weight to really fit in my 18/20 bag but once I do, I am going to bag up larger clothes I like for when I am pregnant.